batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l35105-l35216
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l35105-l35216
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LVI. / ENTITLED, THE INEVITABLE;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 35105-35216
start: '35105'
end: '35216'
translation: The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: When the earth shall be shaken with a violent shock; and the mountains shall
be dashed in pieces... and ye shall be separated into three distinct classes
summary: The passage announces the sudden coming of the day of judgment, cosmic
upheaval, and the division of people into three classes. It describes the blessed
state of those who preceded others in faith and the companions of the right hand,
including gardens, couches, attendants, food, drink, peace, trees, shade, water,
fruits, and created damsels. It contrasts the companions of the right hand with
the miserable companions of the left hand.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The day of judgment is described as coming suddenly and as a prediction no
soul will call false.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The earth is shaken violently, and the mountains are broken into pieces and
become scattered dust.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: People are separated into three distinct classes.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The companions of the right hand are described as happy, and the companions
of the left hand are described as miserable.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Those who have preceded others in faith are said to precede them to paradise
and approach near to God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Those near to God dwell in gardens of delight and recline on adorned couches
while facing one another.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Ever-blooming youths attend those in paradise with vessels and flowing wine,
which does not cause headache or disturb reason.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Paradise includes chosen fruits, desired bird flesh, fair damsels with large
black eyes, and peaceful speech.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: The companions of the right hand dwell among thornless lote-trees, loaded
mauzz trees, extended shade, flowing water, abundant fruit, and lofty beds.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: The damsels of paradise are described as specially created, virgins, beloved
by their husbands, and of equal age with them.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: A footnote identifies the companions of the right and left hand as the blessed
and the damned and connects the terms with the delivery of books into right or
left hands.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The deity named in the opening formula and approached by those who
have preceded others in faith.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: companions of the right hand
description: A happy class whose abode is described with trees, shade, water, fruits,
beds, and damsels.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: companions of the left hand
description: A miserable class named in contrast to the companions of the right
hand.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: those who have preceded others in the faith
description: A class who precede others to paradise, approach near to God, and dwell
in gardens of delight.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: ever-blooming youths
description: Youths who continually attend the blessed with goblets, beakers, and
a cup of flowing wine.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: fair damsels of paradise
description: Damsels described as fair, large-eyed, pearl-like, specially created,
virgins, beloved, and of equal age with their husbands.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: deity approached by the foremost faithful
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Those who preceded others in faith are said to approach near unto God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: happy afterlife class
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The companions of the right hand are called happy and are assigned a pleasurable
abode.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: miserable afterlife class
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The companions of the left hand are explicitly called miserable.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: foremost faithful near God
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They precede others to paradise and approach near to God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: paradise attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They go round to attend the blessed with drinking vessels and flowing wine.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: paradise companions
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: They accompany the blessed and are described as created for delight in paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: shattered mountains
literal_form: mountains dashed in pieces and becoming scattered dust
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: right hand and left hand division
literal_form: companions of the right hand and companions of the left hand
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: sym:3
label: gardens of delight
literal_form: paradisal gardens where the foremost faithful dwell
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: paradise trees
literal_form: thornless lote-trees and loaded mauzz trees
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: flowing water
literal_form: flowing water near the companions of the right hand
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: peaceful salutation
literal_form: the repeated salutation, Peace! Peace!
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: flowing wine
literal_form: a cup of flowing wine served without headache or disturbance of reason
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: sudden day of judgment and cosmic upheaval
summary: The day of judgment arrives suddenly; the earth shakes, the mountains are
pulverized, and people are separated into three classes.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:2
label: paradise of those near to God
summary: Those who preceded others in faith are near God in gardens of delight,
reclining on adorned couches, attended by youths, receiving food and drink, accompanied
by damsels, and hearing only peace.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:3
label: abode of the companions of the right hand
summary: The companions of the right hand are placed among thornless trees, loaded
trees, shade, flowing water, abundant fruit, lofty beds, and specially created
damsels.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sudden divine judgment with separation of the blessed and miserable
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage names the day of judgment, describes its sudden arrival, and
divides people into classes including happy right-hand companions and miserable
left-hand companions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage focuses on judgment and classification but does not narrate
an extended courtroom scene.
- id: motif:2
label: cosmic upheaval at judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
basis: The earth shakes violently and mountains are reduced to scattered dust at
the arrival of the judgment day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The upheaval is brief and tied specifically to eschatological judgment
rather than a full chaos myth.
- id: motif:3
label: afterlife abodes ranked by moral or religious class
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The passage distinguishes three classes and gives detailed paradisal settings
for the foremost faithful and for the companions of the right hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage maps classes and abodes but does not describe a journey through
the afterlife.
- id: motif:4
label: paradise garden of abundance and peace
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The blessed dwell amid gardens, couches, food, drink, attendants, damsels,
trees, shade, water, fruit, and the salutation of peace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No specific taxonomy reference for paradise garden was supplied beyond
related object symbols such as tree and water.
- id: motif:5
label: right-left moral polarity
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The passage opposes the happy companions of the right hand to the miserable
companions of the left hand, with a note linking the hands to blessed and damned
status.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage also includes a third class, so the structure is not purely
binary.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 35105-35216; opening judgment announcement
quote_or_summary: "“WHEN the inevitables day of judgment shall suddenly come, no
soul shall charge the prediction of its coming with falsehood”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short quotation used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 35105-35216; cosmic upheaval
quote_or_summary: "“the earth shall be shaken with a violent shock; and the mountains
shall be dashed in pieces, and shall become as dust scattered abroad”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short quotation used for evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 35105-35216; class division
quote_or_summary: 'People are separated into three classes: companions of the right
hand, companions of the left hand, and those who have preceded others in faith;
the right-hand group is happy and the left-hand group miserable.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 35105-35216; lines around numbered 10
quote_or_summary: Those who have preceded others in faith are said to precede them
to paradise and approach near to God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 35105-35216; foremost faithful paradise description
quote_or_summary: The foremost faithful dwell in gardens of delight, recline on
gold- and jewel-adorned couches, and sit opposite one another.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 35105-35216; attendant youths and wine
quote_or_summary: Ever-blooming youths attend with goblets, beakers, and flowing
wine that does not cause headache or disturb reason.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 35105-35216; food, damsels, and peace
quote_or_summary: The blessed receive chosen fruits and desired bird flesh; fair
large-eyed damsels accompany them; they hear no vain discourse or charge of sin,
only “Peace! Peace!”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short quotation and summary from public
domain text.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 35105-35216; companions of the right hand abode
quote_or_summary: The companions of the right hand dwell among thornless lote-trees,
loaded mauzz trees, extended shade, flowing water, abundant fruit, and lofty beds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 35105-35216; created damsels
quote_or_summary: The damsels of paradise are described as specially created, virgins,
beloved by their husbands, and of equal age with them for the delight of the companions
of the right hand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:10
type: note
locator: lines 35105-35216; note t
quote_or_summary: The note explains the right-hand and left-hand groups as the blessed
and damned and links them to the delivery of books of deeds into the right or
left hand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized translator/editorial note.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The main eschatological classification and paradise imagery are explicit.
Motif taxonomy assignments are cautious where the supplied taxonomy lacks a direct
paradise-garden category. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself
does not establish an external comparison.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Footnotes were treated as passage-supplied notes when cited.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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